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A trip to North Carolina to study bluegrass yielded this lesson: Earl Scruggs was the greatest there ever was I spent a couple of months last year studying bluegrass in North Carolina, and I learned that there are is one tune you never ask a banjo player to play for you. Foggy Mountain Breakdown, Earl Scruggs’s most famous instrumental, is a tune so familiar, so oft-played, that even suggesting it at a jam will mark you out as an idiot know-nothing newcomer. It’s the equivalent of self-identifying as a Trekkie, […]

It became a surprise top 10 hit in Australia and still gets played in clubs and karaoke halls. So why has the song’s appeal endured? It starts with a slinky, bass-licked groove before the vocals come in: “Whispering our goodbyes, waiting for a train / I was dancing with my baby in the summer rain.” That may not be the most distinctive opening, but Belinda Carlisle’s Summer Rain makes the most of such universal scene-setting, unlocking its full power-ballad potential with a sultry slow build, funky string accents and one […]

Artists such as Lorde, Sparks, the Moody Blues and Metallica bring changes of pace to a prog-heavy playlist with twists and turns Here is this week’s playlist – songs picked by a reader from hundreds of stories and suggestions on last week’s callout. Thanks for taking part. Read more about how our weekly series works at the end of the piece. Related: Go back to go forward: the resurgence of prog rock Continue reading…

Augusta Holmès’ compositions won awards and acclaim from admirers including Liszt and Saint-Saëns, so why is she, and so many of her female contemporaries, all but forgotten today? Augusta Holmès was a remarkably gifted French composer, pianist and singer with a voice of extraordinary range and colour. Rossini told an audience after one of her early concerts: “Mark my words, you will hear a lot more from her. Remember that Rossini told you this.” Liszt wrote that the works by her male contemporaries were mere trifles compared to her 1870 […]

Matt Bellamy and Dominic Howard joined us to chat about their favourite conspiracy theories, secret side projects and what exactly Thought Contagion is 1.05pm GMT Thanks guys, we loved your questions. – DH Really enjoyed talking to you and will continue on Twitter later. – MB 1.04pm GMT LewisF2001 asks: Chris, what’s your favourite young and upcoming band? Chris isn’t here sadly, but I like that band Judah and the Lion. I heard some artist, I think a bit of a solo act, called Grandson, the other day, and it […]

Katy Perry has expressed regret at the stereotypes peddled on her debut single. She’s not the only artist who has attempted to distance herself from badly aged material What a difference a decade makes. “If I had to write that song again, I probably would make an edit on it,” Katy Perry recently told Glamour magazine of her 2009 breakthrough hit, I Kissed a Girl. “Lyrically, it has a couple of stereotypes in it. Your mind changes so much in 10 years, and you grow so much. What’s true for […]

The DJ and all-round music evangelist answered your questions about taking over from Zane Lowe, confiscating phones in clubs and the lack of male feminist allies in the music industry 2.01pm GMT That’s all from Annie Mac! Thanks for your questions folks. I’m off to do the school run! 2.00pm GMT Peadar76 asks: Do you have tinnitus? Affirmative. I have lost hearing in my left ear and tinnitus is an old friend. I wear moulded ear plugs now. 2.00pm GMT AndPulli asks: What’s worse: Trump or Brexit? Trump is worse […]

Dwyer has released 21 albums with Thee Oh Sees – and 20 other records that range from German industrial electronics to heavy metal. He gives the backstories about key tracks in his vast back catalogue ‘My motto is: try everything, life is short,” says John Dwyer, the leader of San Francisco garage rockers Thee Oh Sees. “We are growing at every turn. Every day you get a little older, a little closer to the grave – you should taste it all.” A master of contemporary garage rock, he came into […]

Ahead of Chance the Rapper’s bow as the emcee of SNL, we take a look at his musical forebears who have pleased, shocked and nosedived over the years This weekend, Chance the Rapper will take the stage to host Saturday Night Live, leaving the musical guest duties to Eminem. Last weekend, Taylor Swift rejoined the late-night sketch institution for a couple of songs, but she also handled full hosting responsibilities back in 2009. Ever since Paul Simon emceed the second-ever episode back in 1975, SNL has granted adventurous musicians the […]

With her synthpop-heavy sixth album, the popstar dispenses with her diary-like lyrics in favour of something darker and more suggestive For any Taylor Swift fan, a new album release promises not just a fresh batch of music but a chance to engage in that old Swiftian pastime: unpacking and deciphering the references in her lyrics, from allusions to the boys who’ve earned her ire to the ones that captured her heart. Following the release of the superstar’s sixth album, Reputation, the tradition persists: except this time, the album’s as much […]

A gentle Trump parody aside, the Country Music Association’s annual event dodged burning political issues – including gun control “Maybe next time, he’ll think before he tweets,” sang co-hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood during their opening banter at the 51st annual Country Music Association awards. In terms of political provocation or controversy, the minute-long Trump-baiting parody of Underwood’s hit single, Before He Cheats, was as notable a political statement as anyone made during this year’s ceremony. Paisley and Underwood have developed a repartee in their decade-long stint as the […]

Singer Zara McFarlane, the festival’s director, and our jazz critic choose their five unmissable concerts from this year’s festival, which begins on 10 November Continue reading…

He played angular and slow when the fashion was for fast and sun-drenched. And a misdiagnosed bipolar condition meant he retreated into silence for the last years of his life. But now the pianist’s singular talent is finally being heard Consider this: both Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk were born in 1917. The creative DNA and brilliance of each musician were integral to the birth of modern jazz. For countless hours, weeks and months during the early 1940s they played, studied, argued and innovated together, along with Charlie Parker, drummer […]

At Sharp’s folk club, one seat was poignantly empty: that of Tom Paley, who once played with Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly and who died last week. The club’s regulars explain what he meant to them An old man in an exceptional jumper is singing an old sea shanty in tribute to Tom Paley, who died last week aged 89. Everyone joins in with the chorus, hesitantly at first but harmonising strongly by the end: “Tom has gone and we’ll go, too. Tom’s gone to Hilo.” Related: Tom Paley obituary […]

Florence Welch and Calvin Harris have objected to their music being used at the Tory conference – the way Keane and the Dandy Warhols once did, too. It’s not surprising, given the tin-eared way the Tories twist song meanings When compared with a stage invader, an unrelenting cough and a letter F with less staying power than David Davis, Theresa May probably isn’t that bothered about Florence + the Machine being cross with her conference speech. Related: May offers the ‘British dream’ but speech turns into a nightmare Continue reading…

Molly Rankin was stuck trying to honour her late father’s musicianship, until indie-pop opened a door. She discusses being an unlikely bandleader – and why it’s awkward playing music with your boyfriend As I’m waiting to be connected to Molly Rankin of the Canadian indie-pop band Alvvays, the video for one of their new tracks In Undertow – an addictive shoegazey swirl of Farfisa and feedback – has just gone live on YouTube. When she comes on the line from Toronto, I ask if she’s watching real-time reactions on the […]

From Charlotte Gainsbourg’s delicate minimalism to kick-ass indie-punk by Dream Wife – plus Somali disco and elegant techno – here are 50 of the month’s best tracks Last month we launched the first of an ongoing series at the Guardian where we round up 50 of the month’s best tracks, across all genres – and tell you a bit more about 10 of the most exciting ones below. You can subscribe to the playlists via various streaming services in this widget, and let us know what you think in the […]

Make your nomination in the comments and a reader will pick the best eligible tracks for a playlist next week – you have until Monday 2 October We’re spinning around for your song suggestions this week. For more on how to interpret the theme, keep an eye on the comments. You have until 11pm on Monday 2 October to post your nomination and make your justification. RR contributor Sarah Chappell (who posts as AFictionHabit in the comments) will select from your recommendations and produce a playlist, to be published on […]

Twenty-five years ago, the British charts exploded with cheap and cheerful songs such as Sesame’s Treet, Trip to Trumpton and Ebeneezer Goode, that turned a whole generation on to dance music Underage discos could be pretty strange in the early 1990s. You’d get a blast of Nirvana; maybe even REM for the more sophisticated pre-teen. But you were also guaranteed to hear at least one example of speaker-rattling, drug-referencing rave music that borrowed samples of children’s TV tunes for its hooks – samples that its pre-teen audience was too young […]

The Northern Irish duo have become one of the biggest acts in dance music – partly thanks to their DJ sets of ultra-obscure house and disco. They lift the lid of the darkest corners of their record collection Andy Ferguson and Matt McBriar are dance music royalty, playing alongside house music’s biggest names and making waves with their new self-titled debut album. The former schoolfriends from Belfast are also scholars of dance culture: before their success as DJs they had built a reputation with their blog, Feel My Bicep. Since […]

I’m gonna say what I need If it’s the last thing I do I do, I do, I do I knew that kind of mood I’ve thrown my hat in the ring I’ve got nothing to loose With you, with you, with you I knew that kind of mood I’ll go under your wing I’ll slow write in between the Cracks between you and him I don’t wanna go home Shall we drive from zone to zone I wouldn’t do this on my own But I’m not on my own […]

I thought of reaching out, we could take this slow Hesitation turned to habit, never made the call No branch to break my fall I’d have so much to tell you, but I Drink till I can’t blink And I fill my brain with holes My voice is worse for wear Because I lost my self control I’ve lost my hope Now I don’t want to say I’m scared Cause I don’t want you to think That this life I slave away for Is what brings an end to me […]

[Letra ”Calle Cima”] [Verso 1] Cada vez que pienso en ti Tu nombre se escribe en mi piel Una foto en la pared Se nos viene encima [Pre Coro] Cada paso, cada emoción Iba a todas contigo Una forma de continuar Me despido de ti [Coro] Quiero encontrar ese lugar, donde conectamos tan bien Quiero encontrar ese lugar [Verso 3] Nos comimos una explosión De jugadas y mala fe Té de hierbas, bomba de sal Me despido de ti [Coro] Quiero encontrar ese lugar, donde conectamos tan bien Quiero encontrar ese lugar Quiero encontrar ese lugar, donde conectábamos bien […]

[Verse 1] On a lilo, reading your letter I miss you darling, I hope you’re better It’s such a drag to be apart Right at the start of it Tongue in tightropes, tummy a-flutter It’s not my passion, just my bread and butter Say you’ll find your way, follow your heart Think you don’t have a chance at it [Chorus 1] How much would you be willing to give? How much do you take from all of this? How much before you’re strung out? [Verse 2] You’re a silo, long […]

Serán tus ojos que me dan ammore Descargas de electricidad ammore Será que en plena obscuridad Tu risa enciende toda la ciudad Será que tengo el corazón ammore Como un volcán en erupción ammore Será que tu me haces volar Y desafiar la ley de gravedad Giro la realidad Se fue la soledad Porque llegaste a mi Tu amor mi única verdad Mi paz, mi luz, mi tempestad Eres oxígeno vital Tu amor mi única verdad Mi paz, mi luz, mi tempestad Eres oxígeno vital Será tu forma de bailar […]

[Letra de “Piedad de Mí”] [Verso 1] A veces se me olvida que la estoy mirando Y dejo que se ría si me ve soñando Idealizando su preciosidad Lo mismo pasa un lunes que pasa un domingo Me embriaga su dulzura y así no distingo Lo que es mentira de lo que es verdad Por más que intento no puedo alcanzar En su presencia un paso dar [Coro] Tú eres el sol, la llave De mi vida la clave Quién yo nombro en mis sueños Dueña de mis sentimientos Tú lo sabes, que en […]

[Tedua:] Vita Vera Mixtape Aspettando la Divina Commedia, 20-20 Sick Luke, Sick Luke Vado al massimo Chris Nolan (Yo, Tedua) Erano gli anni ’10, yo (Uoh), stavo giù in strada coi fratelli (Ehi) Disegnando sogni con i pastelli (Ehi) del mio passato fatto a frammenti Come le madonne dei mendicanti sui marciapiedi e Senza l’onere di fare contanti col rap, ma già sapevi (Tedua) Andava stretta la provincia (Ah), in vetta alla classifica dei miei problemi Senza gratifica alla verifica di ieri Che a scuola entravi fatto o non entravi […]

On veut faire de moi c’que j’suis pas Mais je poursuis ma route j’me perdrai pas C’est comme ça Vouloir à tout prix me changer Et au fil du temps m’ôter ma liberté Hereusement, j’ai pu faire autrement Je choisis d’être moi tout simplement Je suis comme ci Et ça me va Vous ne me changerez pas Je suis comme ça Et c’est tant pis Je vis sans vis-à-vis Comme ci comme ça Sans interdit On ne m’empêchera pas De suivre mon chemin Et de croire en mes mains Ecoute, […]

[Estrofa 1] Cae el ojo otra vez y las estrellas están rotas Las estrellas arden, tengo sus esquinas clavadas en mis pies De caminar toda la noche, de andar despierto hasta tan tarde [Estribillo] Mamá es tan impaciente, mamá es tan impaciente A su hijo no le gustan las mujeres Y le sorprende saltando en su habitación Con los ojos grises de andar despierto hasta tan tarde [Estrofa 2] Cae el ojo, pero amanece La madrugada es el único sitio donde quiero quedarme La madrugada es el único lugar donde […]

There’s a new machine And there’s nobody else beside me So I keep it around What was I to do When I’m sitting alone I can feel myself take over This is not how i feel this is not who I am With my new machine I don’t want anyone to watch me With a body of steel that you’ll will never see If I’m asleep alone Thoughts about the girl don’t tempt me Because the feelings real with the new machine Cause I’m always thinking about her And I’m […]